Native SpeciesEastern hemlock

Tsuga canadensis
FOUND by Flyers14
2012-09-13
Portland ME
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by Flyers11
Peer reviewed by Flyers11
Field Notes
I see trees, grass, and bushes. I see a house, and people. I hear cars, the wind, birds and people talking. I smell grass and dead leaves.
A sketch of our study site.
Supporting Evidence
Photo of my evidence.
The needles have razor stripes on the underneath.
Photo of my evidence.
The bark of the Eastern Hemlock is brown scaly and cracked.
Photo of my evidence.
We found small brown 1.5-2.5 cm cones from the Eastern Hemlock.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?: 
I think I found it
Scientific name:
Tsuga canadensis
Common name:
Eastern hemlock
Sampling method: 
Just looking around
Photo of our sampling method.
Place Studied
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Latitude: 
N 43.646499 °
Longitude: 
W -70.268827 °
Observation Site Information
A photo of our study site.
Habitat: 
Upland - Developed areas
Trip Information
Name:
7th Grade Waynflete 2012-2013
Trip date: 
Thu, 2012-09-13 09:11
Town or city: 
Portland ME
Type of investigation: 
Species Survey
Ecosystem: 
Upland
Watershed: 
Presumpscot

Comments

Submitted by Flyers11 on Thu, 2012-10-18 19:09.

bark picture

I really like the way the bark picture shows really well the texture and shape of the bark, and the nail polish is a nice touch
-SM

Submitted by Flyers13 on Tue, 2012-10-16 18:40.

Bark Picture

I really like the contrast of the bark, nail polish, and hand. I also like the way the light is hitting the tree in the sampling photo.
-AB

Submitted by Flyers14 on Mon, 2012-10-15 08:34.

this is beautiful

i love the girl in the picture